Welcome!

Welcome to your American Jail Association website. I am Mitch Lucas, and it is my privilege to serve as your President for the next year.

Designed to be navigated easily, our website can provide you with the resources you need. Here, you will find contacts in the field, training locations, how to become certified, and vendor information. Or you can simply familiarize yourself with our association and how we may assist you.

The American Jail Association staff and Board of Directors are here to serve you and all the jails across our great Nation. We represent the smallest of jails to the largest. Please feel free to contact us with any questions, concerns, and suggestions.

We stand by our “mission statement,” to focus exclusively on supporting the professionals who staff and operate our Nation’s jails, and we encourage you to become involved in our association. Together we can represent corrections professionals in all capacities and be the “go-to place” for jail resources.

This two day seminar provides participants with an understanding of how inmate discipline should be conducted. The instructors review Federal case law and how it relates to due process in inmate disciplinary hearings. Seminar participants Continue Reading

This course will consist of presenting leadership styles, communication techniques, situational leadership, skill development, and best practices to enhance the effectiveness of a middle manager. Students will be exposed to issues and appropriate steps in Continue Reading

This two-day class includes an historical perspective of The Prison Rape Elimination Act and how and why it has become part of the operations of confinement facilities. The dynamics of sexual abuse of inmates in Continue Reading

Allowing the inmates to practice their religious beliefs is required in today’s jails. This training examines the role, benefits, and issues of religious programming, as well as the religious rights of inmates. Topics of discussion Continue Reading

Our Mission

The American Jail Association (AJA) is the leading industry organization exclusively focused on supporting the professionals who staff and operate our nation's jails. Through networking, training, education, and leadership opportunities, AJA helps develop career corrections professionals and raises the standard for all corrections employees, management, and facilities nationwide.